Word Frequency
glee (ɡliː
)
Definitions
noun
- great merriment or delight, often caused by someone else's misfortune
- a type of song originating in 18th-century England, sung by three or more unaccompanied voices Compare madrigal (sense 1)
Word Origin
Old English gléo; related to Old Norse glӯSynonyms
View thesaurus entry = delight, joy, triumph, exuberance, elation, exhilaration, mirth, hilarity, merriment, exultation, gladness, joyfulness, joyousness,
Translations for 'glee'
- British English: glee Glee is a feeling of happiness and excitement. NOUNHis victory was greeted with glee by his fellow countrymen.
- Brazilian Portuguese: alegria
- Chinese: 高兴 >常指幸灾乐祸高兴興 >
- European Spanish: alegría
- French: allégresse
- German: Freude
- Italian: esultanza
- Japanese: 歓喜
- Korean: 환희
- Portuguese: alegria
- Spanish: alegría
Example Sentences Including 'glee'
Any terrorist reading last week's paper must have been rubbing his hands in glee.Sun, News of the World (2002)
But his glee does reveal something deeper - a point his son Michael, who features on the documentary, takes up.New Zealand Herald (2004)
He laughed so hard he had to stuff the edge of a sofa pillow into his mouth to muffle his glee.Death of an Unknown Man
In Downing Street, Margaret Thatcher could scarcely contain her glee.Belfast Telegraph (2005)
Khalil bared his teeth, and the appreciative audience cried out with glee.Kara Kush
Such hunters are supposed to have what Alan Moorehead called a ` glee for killing".Into Africa - a social history of the East African Safari
The real momentum comes from complicit glee with Jessie Barfoot.Globe and Mail (2003)
Then, smiling with glee , she began to grope in her bag for the camcorder.HIDING FROM THE LIGHT
To Mayawati's glee , her own rally, in Etawah, Mulayam's home district -- also held on June 19 -- was better attended than expected.India Today (1997)
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